Housing Association Elections
Elect residents to your board and scrutiny panels, pass resolutions and consult tenants online, by secret ballot, with instant results and a full audit trail.
- Resident board and committee elections by secret ballot
- Scrutiny and tenant panel elections
- AGM resolutions on the threshold your rules require
- Tenant perception surveys and resident consultations
- Postal and hybrid voting so every resident can take part
Can a housing association run resident elections and consultations online?
Yes. A housing association or housing co operative can elect residents to its board, committees and scrutiny panels, pass resolutions at the AGM, and consult tenants online, unless its rules require another method. Choice Voting runs elections by secret ballot, applies the pass threshold your rules set, and gathers tenant feedback with a clear result and a full audit trail.
Online voting for housing associations
Reach every resident, and show your regulator how you did it.
Resident involvement is central to good housing governance, and to the consumer standards your regulator expects. But paper ballots and in person meetings reach only a fraction of tenants, and reconstructing who was consulted and what they said is hard work when someone asks for evidence. Choice Voting helps you involve residents properly and keep the record to prove it. Run board and scrutiny panel elections, pass resolutions at the AGM, and consult tenants on services and decisions, all from one place. Every vote is a true secret ballot, residents take part from any device, and those who prefer paper can be brought into the same count. When a vote or a survey closes you get the result straight away, with participation figures and a full audit trail you can put in front of your board or regulator.
Involve residents, and evidence it
Formal elections that stand up, and consultations that give you a record to show.
Elect
Run resident elections that stand up
For governance and involvement teams who need board and panel elections that are secret and properly counted.
- Resident board and committee elections
- Scrutiny panel and tenant panel elections
- AGM resolutions on your required threshold
- Candidate nominations and statements collected online
Consult
Hear from your residents
For teams gathering tenant feedback for the consumer standards and their own service decisions.
- Tenant perception and satisfaction surveys
- Consultations on services, rents and decisions
- Segment by scheme, estate or tenure
- Real time participation and exportable results
Every resident vote, on one platform
From a board election to a single estate consultation.
Board Elections
Elect residents to your board by secret ballot, with candidate statements and a clear recorded result.
Scrutiny Panel Elections
Elect scrutiny and tenant panels, restricting each vote to the residents entitled to take part.
AGM Resolutions
Pass resolutions and rule changes with the pass threshold your rules require, applied automatically.
Tenant Perception Surveys
Gather tenant satisfaction feedback with a secure survey, one response per resident.
Resident Consultations
Consult residents on services, rents and estate decisions in a structured, recorded way.
Combined Events
Run an election, a resolution and a survey in one event, so residents take part once.
Set up a resident vote in minutes
The same simple path for an election, a resolution or a survey.
Choose your vote
Election, resolution, consultation or survey. Set the question, add candidates or options and pick your method.
Add your residents
Import your resident list and set who is eligible, by scheme, estate or the whole membership.
Open the vote
Branded with your logo. Residents receive their secure link and take part on any device.
Get the result
Results the moment voting closes, with participation, a full breakdown and a downloadable audit trail.
Everything a housing association needs
True secret ballot
No officer or Choice Voting staff member can see how an individual voted, so residents take part freely.
Configurable pass thresholds
Set a resolution to pass on a simple majority, two thirds, three quarters or a custom percentage, as your rules require.
Eligibility by scheme or estate
Restrict a vote to the right residents, so a scheme consultation goes to that scheme and a board election goes to all members.
Tenant surveys
Eleven question types for perception and satisfaction surveys, gathering the feedback the consumer standards expect.
Postal and hybrid voting
Residents who vote on paper are brought into the same vote and the same count. Enabled on request.
Real time participation
Watch take up while a vote or survey is open and know whether a reminder is worth sending.
Instant results and PDF reports
Results as soon as voting closes, with a downloadable PDF and a round by round breakdown for elections.
Full audit trail
Who could take part, participation figures and the result, all timestamped and ready as evidence.
UK hosted and secure
Encrypted, UK hosted, ICO registered, Cyber Essentials certified and GDPR compliant.
This page is general information, not legal advice. Your rules decide how your elections and resolutions must be run, and the Regulator of Social Housing sets the consumer standards. Confirm the requirements that apply to your organisation before relying on them.
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Frequently asked questions
Can we reach residents who are not online?
Yes. Postal and hybrid voting can be enabled on request, so residents who vote on paper are brought into the same vote and the same count. It is disabled by default and set up with our team, so no resident is left out.
Can we consult only part of our residents?
Yes. You can restrict a vote or a survey to a scheme, estate, tenure or any group you define, and a single event can send different votes to different groups. Each level shows a running count of who is covered.
Will this help with the consumer standards?
It gives you a clear, recorded way to involve residents and gather tenant feedback, and every vote and survey carries a full audit trail showing who was asked and what they said. That record is useful evidence, though your regulator sets the standards you are held to.
Is the vote secret and secure?
Yes. Every election runs by true secret ballot, votes are encrypted and delivered through a personal secure link, and no officer can see how an individual voted. Every result is timestamped and auditable.
How quickly do we see the result?
As soon as the vote or survey closes. The result appears straight away with participation figures, a full breakdown and a downloadable audit trail for your board.
Involve your residents online
Board elections, scrutiny panels, resolutions and tenant surveys on one secure platform, with a record you can show your regulator.